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Growth stage or growth equity tech investing is on the rise in Europe. According to Invest Europe, growth investments rose 11% year-on-year in 2015 to reach €6.5 billion ($7.3 billion), reflecting the increasing number of European companies leaving their startup years behind them to embark on the next stage of their life cycle.

At Highland Europe, one of the things we’re most often asked about is how to fundraise successfully. From selecting the right investors in the first place - and how to engineer introductions to them - to getting the market timing right, raising investment can often seem a bit like a game of snakes and ladders, with a few extra snakes thrown in for good measure. It needn’t be, so long as you get the fundamentals right.

AMCS Group, of Limerick, Ireland, the leading supplier of software and vehicle technology for the waste and recycling industry, has acquired Amsterdam-based industry specialist GMT Europe from Amsterdam investment company Nedvest.

As CEO and founder of Juniqe, Lea Lange is one of the most successful women in the German startup scene. Last year alone, the company of the 28-year-old grew by 500 percent. With her and co-founders Marc Pohl and Sebastian Hasebrink, there are now 65 employees.

JUNIQE, Europe’s leading marketplace for curated art from around the world, has raised €14m in an investment round led by Highland Europe, alongside previous investors Vorwerk Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Redalpine.

This operation will allow to vente-privee.com to realize important synergies to innovate and provide its partner brands and its members the best service and the best deal. Vente-privee development in Europe is confirmed also by the acquisition of a majority stake in Swiss eboutic.ch

Capital earmarked to further innovation in End-user IT Analytics and open US headquarters in Boston. Nexthink®, the unique provider of End-user IT Analytics, today announced it has raised $40 million in new investment, led by Highland Europe, a leading global venture capital firm.

WeTransfer today announced that it has acquired Present Plus, a design agency based in London and Amsterdam. Present Plus’ Amsterdam team will join WeTransfer to work on product design for new launches like an upcoming desktop app, as well as WeTransfer’s continued efforts to expand in the U.S